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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name given to the event of a harpooned whale dragging a boat at high speeds?
(a) Nantucket drag along.
(b) Nantucket sleigh ride.
(c) Nantucket pull through.
(d) Nantucket speeder.

2. What surprises Nickerson about Chase while they are on the sea?
(a) Chase does not talk to anyone but the captain.
(b) Chase has a mild-mannered approach to assigning tasks.
(c) Chase does not appear to understand how a ship works.
(d) Chase uses force to see that his orders are followed.

3. Before his first whale kill, how many large mammals did Nickerson kill on Nantucket?
(a) An average amount.
(b) None.
(c) Very few.
(d) Many.

4. How is the whale towed back to the ship after it is killed in Chapter 3?
(a) On its side.
(b) On its back.
(c) Tail first.
(d) Head first.

5. When the men are close enough to attack the whale, what is used in order to pierce its vital organs?
(a) An oar.
(b) A knife.
(c) A lance.
(d) A harpoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

2. As described in the Preface, in which ocean are the whales hunted?

3. How many whaleboats are loaded onto the Essex in Chapter 1?

4. How much can sperm whales weigh?

5. After having little luck off the coast of Chile, where does the Essex begin experiencing some success?

(see the answer key)

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